In Good FlavorSometimes, all you need is a simple, no-frills fried bologna sandwich. Adding a runny egg enhances the deliciousness of the sandwich while maintaining its simplicity.
I love a fried bologna sandwich. While it’s not something I eat regularly, I occasionally crave this childhood favorite. I even make it the lazy way—with microwaved bologna and cheese slapped between two slices of toasted white sandwich bread. I don’t know why, but sometimes this humble sandwich (okay, two sandwiches) makes me as satisfied as any steak and potato dinner could.
Today, I took time to dress up this guilty pleasure. I didn’t want to ruin the bologna experience by adding a bunch of other ingredients that would transform a perfectly simple sandwich into something it’s not. For me, the only thing that would make it better without violating my guideline of what a proper fried bologna sandwich should be is an egg… cooked over easy. It has to be runny so that it oozes into the rest of the sandwich when broken. I also substituted the basic sandwich bread with a beautiful brioche sandwich roll, buttered and toasted on one side.
Bologna has a bad rap. It is not something that you would want to serve to your company. But if someone took the time to make this mouth-watering sandwich for me, I would thank them sincerely and happily dig in. Yum!
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Fried Bologna and Egg Sandwich
Description
Sometimes, all you need is a simple, no-frills fried bologna sandwich. Adding a runny egg enhances the deliciousness of the sandwich while maintaining its simplicity.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat a large skillet on medium heat. Add enough butter to coat the center lightly. Add brioche, cut side down, and cook until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
- Add enough butter to coat the skillet lightly. Add the bologna and cook until it develops brown specks, a minute or two. Flip over and brown the second side. Place bologna on the bottom slice of the brioche.
- Add more butter to the skillet if needed, and reduce heat to medium-low. Crack an egg into the center of the skillet. Cook until the whites are almost set, about a minute or two. Using a thin spatula, loosen the egg and gently flip it over. Immediately add cheese. Cook the egg for 30 seconds to 1 minute. The yolk should be soft and jiggly.
- Place egg on top of bologna. Top with the second slice of brioche.
- Makes 1 sandwich.
Note
- Bologna tends to curl around the edges and form a dome at the center when cooking. To minimize this, cut several 3/4-inch long slits around the edges before cooking.
